Coast Guard and United Kingdom Royal Navy interdict 3,086 pounds of cocaine and apprehend 9 smugglers in the Caribbean Sea [Image 1 of 6]

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

02.04.2020

Photo by Ricardo Castrodad 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

The Coast Guard, United Kingdom Royal Navy and U.S. law enforcement partners seized 1,400 kilograms (3,086) pounds of cocaine and detained nine suspected smugglers, following the interdiction of two separate drug smuggling events in the Caribbean Sea Jan. 24 and Jan. 30, 2020. The seized drug shipments are estimated to have a wholesale value of more than $46.2 million.

• Date Taken: 02.04.2020
• Date Posted: 02.05.2020 08:31
• Photo ID: 6073363
• VIRIN: 200204-G-KA744-1001
• Resolution: 3752x2504
• Size: 1.44 MB
• Location: SAN JUAN, PR